St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-08
To the Honorable, the President and Com

To the Honorable, the President and Com
mon Council OF the City of st. Paul.
GENTLEMEN: The Corporation Attor
ney and City Engineer to whom was re-
ferred the application of the Chicago Mil
waukee IL st. Paul Railway company for
an abatement of assessments for LEGAL inn
provements on certain property owned by
said company and claimed To be used and
occupied for railroad purposes,
Report: That they had a personal eX-
animation made of all property named il
said application and found the same in &C.
tual use for railroad purposes by said com.
pany and is therefore exempt from assess
mentS. We have hot made all examination OF
the pro rata cost Of advertising. engineering
expenses and other labor performed by the
city in having the improvement made, as
stated in the petition as recommended by
the Committee on Streets, as it did not APP
pear, if the property was found to be eX-
empt. these items of cost had any partic-
ular bearing in the matter and yet it in
volved a considerable amount of labor tC
make up a tabulated statement of these
several items. The application itself
shows the amount of assessment against
each tract or parcel OF land. The Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway company
before making its present application to the
Common Council had an examination made
Of all the property owned by said corpora
ton in the City Of st. Paul and upon all
property not il actual use for railroad pur-
poses the assessments were paid.
We recommend that the City Treasurer
be instructed to abate the assessments as
asked for. Respectfully,
w. ?. NJ URRAY. Corporation Attorney.
l.. w. RUNDLETT, City Engineer
Jan. 4. 1887.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Conley, Dowlan, O'Connor,
PeIsch, Cullen, Kerr. Sanborn, Weber,
Kenny, Kahn, Starkey, Bryant, Minea,
Long, Mr.. President-15.
OF Clerk of Municipal Court
Report for December, 1886, with City
TreaSurerS receipt attached for So, 221. 35
Public Accounts.
Of P. j. Gleason. Acting Poundmaster-
Report for December, 1856. with City
Treasurers receipt attached for $3.50.
Public Accounts.
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Sewer on Dakota Avenue
To the Common Council of the CITY of St.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or order
Of the Common Council. approved Dec. 10
1886, relative to the construction of sewer
on DAKOTA avenue, from the bridge tt
Congress street, and having investigated
the proposed improvement, respectfully re-
port tdat said improvement is necessary
and proper OH Dakota avenue. from the south
eaSterly end Of the Wabasha street bri dye Il
Congress street formerly Susan street,
and on Plato avenue. from Starkey street
to Dakota avenue. together with the neces-
sary catch-basins and manholes; that the
estimated expense thereof is S11,70
one-half of which need not be paid into
the City Treasury before the contrac
is let; that zeal estate to be assessed
therefor can be found benefited TO tn
extent of IS. $50, the costs and expense
necessary to be incurred thereby, the bal
ance (S3, $500 to be paid out of thu
| ment is not asked for by petition of
majority of the owners of property to b.
assessed therefor. but we herewith send
plan OF profile of said Improvement and al
order for your adoption, if you desire us tC
make the Improvement. Yeas 5. nays 0.
WILLIAM BARRETT. President.
r. l.. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Public Works
! Dec. 81, 1856.
Adopted. [See order to Board of Public
| Works.)
Sewer on Carroll Street
To the Common Council of the City Of St
| Paul:
The Board of Public Works have hat
under consideration the resolution or orde
of the Common Council, approved Dec
| TO- 1856, relative to the constructin of
sewer on Carroll street, from Western ave
hue to Rice street. and having investi
gated the proposed improvement, re
spectfully report that said Improvement i
necessary and proper, together with the nee
esSary catch-basinS and manholeS; that tn
estimated expense thereof is Sc, 500, one-hal
of which need not be paid into the City
Treasury before the contract is let; tina
real estate to be assessed therefor can bt
found benefited to the extent of the costs
and expenses necessary to be incurred
thereby; that said improvement is not asked
| for by petition OF a majority Of the own
ers of property to be assessed therefor. bu
we herewith send a plan or profile of sale
improvement and an order for your adop
ton, if you desire us to make the improve
ment. Yeas ). nays 0.
WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
RI. GoRAMN, Clerk Board Of Public Works
Dec. 81, 1886.
Adopted. (See order to Board of Publ,
Works
| Prior Avenue Grading
| To the Common Council of the CITY of st.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have haC
under consideration the resolution or orde
OF the Common Council, approved Apri
%, 1886, relative to the grading of Prio
avenue, from st. Anthony avenue to tn
right of way of the Chicago. Milwaukee s
| st. Paul railroad. and Westwood avenue
from the south line of the Chicago Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad right of wa,
north to old territorial road, and havin,
investigated the proposed improvement
respectfully report that said improvement i
necessary and proper, included under on
contract, SO as to grade said Prior avenue
from st. Anthony avenue to the south lin
of the right of way of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railroad company
and Prior avenue formerly Westwoo,
avenue) from the south line of the RICH
of way of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st
Paul Railroad company to Mlnnehah
street, and to construct bridge and abut
ments; that the estimated expense thereof i
$40, 200. one-half of which need not be PAL,
into the City Treasury before the contrac
is let: that real estate to be assessed there
for can be found benefited to the exten
of the costs and expenses necessary to b
incurred thereby; that said improvement i
not asked for by petition of majority O
the owners of property to be assessed there
for. but we herewith send plan OF profit
of said improvement, and an order fo
your adoption, if you desire us to make tn,
improvement. Yeas 5, nays O,
| Dec 81 1894